Survivors (so far)
Maria Miller
Full confidence declared 13 December 2012
Still in office as Secretary of State for Culture at time of going to press
Stephen Green
Full confidence declared 23 July 2012
Still in office as trade minister in the Lords at time of going to press.
Jeremy Hunt
Full confidence declared 28 June 2010
Full confidence declared again 24 April 2012
Reshuffled from Secretary of State at DCMS to Secretary of State for Health 4 Sept 2012
(Considered a promotion, so confidence still holds)
Theresa May
Full confidence declared 7 November 2011
Full confidence declared again 20 April 2012
Still in office as Home Secretary at time of going to press.
Francis Maude
Full confidence declared 2 April 2012
Still in office as Cabinet Office minister at time of going to press
Confidence lost
Andrew Mitchell
Full confidence declared 12:16 24 September 2012
Caroline Spelman
Full confidence declared 28 June 2008
Replaced as Conservative Chairman 19 January 2009
Finally sacked as Secretary of State for Environment 4 Sept 2012
Andy Coulson
Full confidence declared 11.25am 21 January 2011
Resigned as Comms Director 11:37am 21 January 2011
HRH Prince Andrew
Full confidence declared 8 March 2011.
"Stepped down" as trade envoy 22 July 2011
Chris Huhne
Full confidence declared 16 May 2011
Full confidence declared again 2.14pm 20 January 2012
Resigned 10:50am 3 Feb 2012.
Liam Fox
Full confidence declared 8 October 2011
Resigned as Defence Secretary 14 October 2011
Baroness Warsi
Full confidence declared 27 May 2012
Reshuffled 4 Sept 2012 to 'Senior' Minister of State at Foreign Office
(Demotion, so confidence lost)
Andrew Lansley
Full 'support' declared 15:13 7 February 2012
Full confidence declared again 14 May 2012
Reshuffled as Secretary of State for Health to Leader of the House of Commons 4 Sept 2012
(I consider this a demotion, although still Cabinet level, so consider confidence lost)
Odds shifting against the confidenced - 62% of them have been sacked subsequent to their support from the PM.
Average survival time is now down to 118 days if counted from first confidence statement to removal from post or 75 days if from last confirmation of confidence to departure.
The record is likely to remain with Andy Coulson, who took just 12 minutes to lose the PM's confidence. Jeremy Hunt holds the record for the longest survival after confidence was first declared, which took less than two months of being in office. Andrew Mitchell also holds the record as the Cameron's only government Chief Whip not to have lost a parliamentary vote. His successor has not only lost a vote, but lost an MP.
Still in office as trade minister in the Lords at time of going to press.
Jeremy Hunt
Full confidence declared 28 June 2010
Full confidence declared again 24 April 2012
Reshuffled from Secretary of State at DCMS to Secretary of State for Health 4 Sept 2012
(Considered a promotion, so confidence still holds)
Theresa May
Full confidence declared 7 November 2011
Full confidence declared again 20 April 2012
Still in office as Home Secretary at time of going to press.
Francis Maude
Full confidence declared 2 April 2012
Still in office as Cabinet Office minister at time of going to press
Confidence lost
Full confidence declared 12:16 24 September 2012
Resigned as Chief Whip 19 October 2012
Full confidence declared 28 June 2008
Replaced as Conservative Chairman 19 January 2009
Finally sacked as Secretary of State for Environment 4 Sept 2012
Full confidence declared 11.25am 21 January 2011
Resigned as Comms Director 11:37am 21 January 2011
HRH Prince Andrew
Full confidence declared 8 March 2011.
"Stepped down" as trade envoy 22 July 2011
Full confidence declared 16 May 2011
Full confidence declared again 2.14pm 20 January 2012
Resigned 10:50am 3 Feb 2012.
Full confidence declared 8 October 2011
Resigned as Defence Secretary 14 October 2011
Full confidence declared 27 May 2012
Reshuffled 4 Sept 2012 to 'Senior' Minister of State at Foreign Office
(Demotion, so confidence lost)
Full 'support' declared 15:13 7 February 2012
Full confidence declared again 14 May 2012
Reshuffled as Secretary of State for Health to Leader of the House of Commons 4 Sept 2012
(I consider this a demotion, although still Cabinet level, so consider confidence lost)
Odds shifting against the confidenced - 62% of them have been sacked subsequent to their support from the PM.
Average survival time is now down to 118 days if counted from first confidence statement to removal from post or 75 days if from last confirmation of confidence to departure.
The record is likely to remain with Andy Coulson, who took just 12 minutes to lose the PM's confidence. Jeremy Hunt holds the record for the longest survival after confidence was first declared, which took less than two months of being in office. Andrew Mitchell also holds the record as the Cameron's only government Chief Whip not to have lost a parliamentary vote. His successor has not only lost a vote, but lost an MP.
1 comment:
Fantastic summary, this needs to be made into t-shirts and billboards!
Molotov Maude now has CallMeDave's 'Full confidence'. The clock is ticking...
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